What term did Mr. Matheny use to describe an emotional response that was important in prehistoric
times, but may be in less helpful in today’s modern world?
What do you think? How is the stress response helpful and how might it be hurtful?

Mr. Matheny has used the term stress response. It increase our memory response but is harmful for our immune system.

Explanation:

Stress is widely prevalent in modern times, it is the major cause of depression anxiety and anger.Mr. Matheny has used the term Stress response to describe the emotional response. The stress response is the response of a body to stress.

Like when we feel stressed our heartbeat increases, blood pressure increases, and our appetite decreases. In prehistoric times also our ancestors used to face emotional response but its effects were not long-lasting but in the modern world our stress lasts longer and has more side effects.

The stress response is helpful as it boosts our memory and we can accomplish our tasks with more efficiency. It is harmful as it weakens our immune system and affects our hearts.